{"id":24554,"date":"2015-08-12T17:04:17","date_gmt":"2015-08-12T15:04:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/?p=24554"},"modified":"2015-08-12T17:04:17","modified_gmt":"2015-08-12T15:04:17","slug":"how-to-choose-the-right-domain-name","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/2015\/08\/12\/how-to-choose-the-right-domain-name\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Choose the Right Domain Name"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- google_ad_section_start -->\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/firstsiteguide.com\/\">First Site Guide<\/a> runs a good article on <a href=\"http:\/\/firstsiteguide.com\/choose-domain\/\">how to choose the right domain name<\/a>. \u00a0I mostly agree with it, except for maybe this part:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><b> No numbers or hyphens<\/b><br \/>\nNumbers and hyphens (especially hyphens) cause confusion. Stay away from them at all costs. Even something as clever as the number1website.com will cause confusion. 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